noun Gaming Slang

theorycrafting

· noun · gaming

Digging into the maths and game data to min-max the perfect build.

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Definitions

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The deep-nerd hobby of analysing stats, formulas and sim data to find the optimal gear, talents and rotation. Less playing, more spreadsheets — but it's how the meta gets solved.

“The theorycrafting says haste beats mastery for us now, so I'm reforging tonight.”
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As a verb, to work out optimal play through data rather than vibes.

“Stop guessing your rotation and go theorycraft it — there's a sim for exactly this.”
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theorycrafting In A Sentence

The theorycrafting says haste beats mastery for us now, so I'm reforging tonight.
Stop guessing your rotation and go theorycraft it — there's a sim for exactly this.

Origin & Usage

Coined in the World of Warcraft community for the spreadsheet-and-simulation approach to optimising character performance.

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